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  • From: Lyon Lemmens <redlemon AT knoware.nl>
  • To: eric AT sandall.us, <sm-discuss AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [SM-Discuss] latest update makes alsa screwy!
  • Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 18:04:57 +0200

Eric,

I've manually changed rc3 in rc2 in the DETAILS file and did a cast. Works
like a dream. Ergo, the problem is in the alsa sources, so that can't
probably be fixed by clever spell building.


On Wednesday 11 September 2002 15:25, Eric Sandall wrote:
> Hmmm...I hadn't thought of that. I'll look into reverting the version
> and seeing if that fixes the symbols problems. Anyone else care to test
> this as well?
>
> -One of Four
> a.k.a. sandalle
>
> Lyon Lemmens said:
> > On Monday 09 September 2002 06:43, Eric Sandall wrote:
> >> Jeremy Kolb said:
> >> > ok, just sorcery updated and now when i cast alsa-driver i get a
> >>
> >> whole bunch of undefined symbols in my
> >>
> >> > /lib/modules/2.4.19-preempt-3/kernel/sound/*.o files. then i go to
> >>
> >> cast alsa-lib and it decides to uninstall alsa-driver and install
> >>
> >> > alsa-driver-virmidi instead (which is at rc2 where as the rest of
> >>
> >> the alsa spells are rc3). then it finally gets to compiling alsa-lib
> >> and then dies because halfway through the /usr/src/alsa-lib-0.9-rc3
> >> (something like that) directory mysteriously disappears. just posted
> >> to bugzilla bug 919.
> >>
> >> > Jeremy
> >> >
> >> > P.S. and what is the difference between alsa-driver and
> >> > alsa-driver-virmidi? that should be clearly defined in the DETAILS
> >>
> >> section, but i see no difference between the two. is this "better"
> >> then the plane old alsa-driver?
> >>
> >> Are your linux modules installed into /lib/modules/2.4.19-preempt-3/,
> >> or does the alsa-driver spell create that? If so, then I believe the
> >> problem is that the alsa-driver spell is misreading the kernel version
> >> of where to put it (it's set to go to /lib/modules/`installed_version
> >> linux-new`/).
> >>
> >> And I have no idea what the difference is, though I've been asked a
> >> few times already. :)
> >>
> >> -One of Four
> >> a.k.a. sandalle
> >
> > I have got the same problem with the plain-vanilla linux kernel. After
> > alsa updated I get the undefined symbols.
> >
> > The problem, IMHO, is that alsa keeps pace with the kernel releases. So
> > eg. after 2.4.19-rc3, you also get a alsa-rc3.
> >
> > Now, we don't do kernel rc's (I hope), so we probably shold hold off on
> > alsa updates until the next kernel release. I would suggest you revert
> > to the previous alsa version.
> >
> > --
> > Lyon Lemmens
> > redlemon AT knoware.nl
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Lyon Lemmens
redlemon AT knoware.nl




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